India halts China-made antibody tests after suspect results

Two-day pause comes as South Korean firm starts local production of kits

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Workers wearing protective gear handle medicines at medicine shop in Kolkata, India. © Reuters

KIRAN SHARMA, Nikkei staff writer

NEW DELHI -- India's top medical research body has asked the country's states to stop using Chinese-made coronavirus antibody tests for two days following reports of doubtful reliability.

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